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Ouch Pigglet, I wouldn't have wanted to be within earshot when you did that

If the scratch has not gone through the clear laquer then it can be removed by simple abrasives and then machine polishing. If it has gone into the blue paint or deeper then it will have to be painted. Unfortunatley it's impossible to tell from a photo how deep it is. IIRC it has recently been repainted by ClubAutosport, so if they have applied a thick enough laquer you may be lucky

If it is too deep to remove then there are two options. One is to simply touch in the scratch with a fine artists brush or a small air brush, this will leave you with a blue line that will be very visible but it protects from water and eventual rust. The second option is to rub down the scratch, prime, repaint and then laquer along the rear quarter ££££££. Unfortunately the scratch is right next to the front door so there is no room to fade out the new paint, so in that colour there is the risk of a slight colour mismatch unless the front door is also painted

Painting the sides of a car is not really a job for a mobile SMART repairer, we tend to stick to bumper corners that have been driven into walls (or other cars)

my girl friend works for honda they use chipsaway to fix any faluts on new cars before they go out

she says they are very good

Thats gotta make wanna cry. Hey CTigger' maybe you should give up working on the car for a while what with the seats and now the scratch it can't be good for the stress levels. I hope all comes good in the end. Chin up and all that.

I know, it's just one thing after another at the moment. I've got the M.O.T. to look forward to this month too.

I went to see the guys at Image today. They said that they can do something with it, but it will still be noticable to me. However they say that it won't be noticable to anyone who doesn't know it's there. Only gonna be about £25 to £30 quid.

If I wanna get rid of it totally, then it's total panel respray which is big bucks.

I've just gotta wait to those muppets at K.A.T.S. to fix my seats first. Then I can arrange a day to book it in.

To be honest, the scratch Image 'removed' on Sarahs car was near on perfect. I didn't see your scratch at the meeting last night but from the snaps of your car it was a similar bit of damage. (Someone decided to try to pop the lock on the drivers door and obviously slipped with the screwdriver)

I was happy with what they did anyway - hope it turns out well for you bud